Facebook Inc. said that a data broker has been paying application developers for identifying user information, and that it had placed some developers on a six-month suspension from its site because of the practice.The announcement, which Facebook made on its developers’ blog Friday, follows an investigation by Facebook into a privacy breach that The Wall Street Journal reported in October.
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Facebook has taken action against developers it caught selling user names and contact lists.The sales were uncovered as Facebook investigated a web browser bug that let user IDs be shared inadvertently.The user details were sold to data brokers who used the information to target adverts more precisely.
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Facebook Says User Data Sold To Broker
Facebook Inc. said that a data broker has been paying application developers for identifying user information, and that it had placed some developers on a six-month suspension from its site because of the practice.